Notice the scorecard has changed. The Countries field has been replaced with CFR (Case Fatality Rate).
CFR is calculated by taking the total deaths, divide by total cases and multiply by 100. Based on these numbers the CFR equals 4.37%.
It is important to understand the Cases field reflects current known and confirmed cases but it is by no means complete as many cases have not been identified so the CFR reflected is likely higher then actual rate.
This week in Wuhan, infectious diseases experts using up to date and more accurate case numbers calculate the CFR to be 1.4%. These numbers are specific to Wuhan but the hopes are these number are more accurately reflective of the COVID-19 actual CFR.
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